Lot 393

Mumuye Lagalagana Figure, Serrated Crest, Nigeria

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Mumuye Lagalagana Figure, Serrated Crest, Nigeria

Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800

Starting Bid: $600

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by Artemis Fine Arts
June 12, 2026 9:00 AM MDT
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Nigeria, . Abstract figure “lagalagana" carved of heavy hardwood, with serrated sagittal crest, large concave ears, and engraved facial scarification. Long neck with with protruding larynx, and relief navel. Foreign object embedded on side of nose. Traces of red pigment on ears. Deep red-brown burnished patina, the lower torso and legs with dry lighter color patina indicating it may have once worn a fabric skirt. Back of crest repaired, age cracks, tip of nose abraded. Used for many varied purposes, as either oracle, healing figure, or ancestor worship and a link to tutelary spirits. ref. Vogel, S., “For Spirits and Kings: African Art from the Tishman Collection", 1981, p. 155. Size: 31.5”H (80cm).

Provenance: Long Island, N.Y. collection. Ex. collection of Nancy and John Hyde Devoe, NYC. and N.J. Collected 1950’s - 1970’s.

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